welcome to "newsline." the operator of a disabled fukushima daiichi nuclear power plant says attempts to cool the facility number three reactor through water injection continue as we speak. but that temp in the facility remains high. but the firm says the reactor is in a state of cold shutdown. the tokyo lek tri power company, tepco, says a thermometer at the bottom to have he actor read about 73 celsius on monday

morning. the temperature has risen more than 20 degrees in the past four days. spokes people say two other they recall meters have stayed at 44 degrees. tepco has been injecting more than ten tons of water for hour into the reactor. the firm says the temperature rise indicates that the flow of water may have changed direction after plumbing work was carried out disrupting the cooling system. but the utility says radioactivity has not been detected in gases around the reactor. tepco says it will increase the amount of water being inject into the reactor to see if it cools. the japanese government will start measuring radiation around the plant. government officials are ree vising the no fly zone over the site. no aircraft has been allowed within 20 kilometers of the plant since last march. helicopters will fly around the area at an altitude of about 300 meters. crews will collect air samples

to measure radiation. the government has not set standards on radiation levels for no fly zones. government officials plan to revise an earlier decision based on data collected during these flights. japan's central government has decided to review how the country's power utilities cover their donations to localities that host nuclear utilities. utilities pass on the expense to consumers through higher fees, but are not olidged to disclose or how much they donate. local governments have received $2.1 billion from 12 nuclear plant operators since the late 19760s. local authorities can decide how to spend donated funds and have done so for purposes including public works projects. in some cases local governments actively solicited donations

from the op praters of nuclear plants in their areas. in 2009 a prefecture asked a power company for money to build a road in the city that hosted nuclear plant of a firm. >> translator: something about nuclear power plants makes people think not in my backyard. so municipalities hosting plants should be rewarded in ways that are institutionalized. we've never let rewards affect its nuclear safety standards. >> a specialist in corporate finance told nhk that including donations in utility charges is undesirable. >> translator: the cost should not have been passed on to electricity users in the first place. the central government must make the firms disclose the flow of

money. >> an expert panel of the ministry of economy trade ministry and tourism has been reviewed the way power companies charge consumers. the panel said that donations should not be included in user fees. the ministry hopes to decide on the report by the end of march. south korea and turkey have agreed to resume negotiations on stalled projects to rebuild nuclear reactors on turkey's black seacoast. there was a talk on sunday. turkey plans to build a facility in the area along the black seacoast. the country has a growing economy and is faced with increasing demand with electricity. the two countries signed a memorandum of understanding in june 2010 to prepare for the construction project. however, talks broke down in november of the same year after the two sides failed to resolve

key differences. japan then tried to replace south korea and finalize a similar deal. but the talks were suspended following the nuclear accident at the fukushima daiichi power plantd in march of last year. some fisheries still can't sha off the effects of earthquake and tsunami last spring. first the disaster damaged their plants stopping production. now, they've run into a hitch that prevents them from restarting operations. this is slowing recovery in the region where the long-term economy depends on the seafood industry. >> reporter: the disaster last spring left its mark on this town. it took the lives of nearly 3,300 residents and left the city in ruins. factories that process seafood were so badly damaged they couldn't operate. now the industry is trying to get back on its feet, but it's proving difficult. this man owns a seafood

processing company. he's building a new plant where the old one stood. he expects to get production rolling again in august. he offered jobs to his former employees, but many turned him down. a lot of them had found other jobs. some new live with relatives in tokyo. others have moved to the nearest big city. they found new jobs, at least half my former employees are not coming back to work for me. >> reporter: he's found it impossible to hire employees to replace the former ones. he's not alone. many other seafood companies in the devastated region face the same problem. this company started processing seafood again last october. at a factory that had not suffered major damage. but the firm was only able to

rehire seven former employees. half the number working there before the disaster. this man owns the company. he asked local employment agency for seven workers. he waited by the phone, but after four months no one had applied. >> translator: i thought i would get at least a few calls, but there hasn't been a single one. i simply cannot start a business without workers. >> reporter: he says people have found higher paying jobs in the building industry. booming now that reconstruction has started. many people need the higher paying jobs to make up for lost wages. >> translator: i hear that construction jobs are paying about $130 a day.

the truth is that jobs in the seafood industry pay less. we pay about $80 a day. >> reporter: again he asked the agency for workers. this time he offered higher wages even though his business might lose money. >> translator: i decided to raise the wage from $80 to a day to $130. >> reporter: that's equal to the salary plant managers receive. >> translator: i would appreciate it if you could find me one or two people. obviously, you can't do anything at all without workers. all i want is to hire people. and get the business running

again. >> reporter: first it was the earthquake and tsunami that stopped the plant's operations. now it's the rebuilding. unless the seafood companies find employees, it will take longer for this devastated city to recover. "newsline" is the place to turn to for the latest on japan post march 11th. we have two segments offering two unique perspectives on the fallout from the earthquake and tsunami. nuclear watch brings you insight and information on the impact of the fukushima daiichi crisis. and the road ahead examines japan's efforts to recover and rebuild. don't miss the nuclear watch and the road ahead on "newsline." a 17-year-old japanese high school student has won the top prize in an elite ballet competition in switzerlands.

it's fuelled as a gateway for success for dancer between 15 and 18. she got the highest score in the final round beating out 20 other contenders from around the world after returning to japan on monday, she spoke to reporters at her hometown near tokyo. >> translator: my goal was to enjoy dancing for the first time on a world stage. i challenge myself to do as well as i could. and i succeeded. with a very positive outcome. i couldn't be happier. >> she says she wants to become a dancer who can perform a wide range of roles and provide a moving experience for the

audience. she adds that he hopes her success will encourage those who experienced the march 11th disaster. japan's mitsubishi motor corporation said it will halt manufacturering at its plant many the netherlands this year. mitsubishi announced the plan on monday. the plant's output of 40,000 units accounts for less of 20% of the firm's european sales target of 220,000 vehicles. the plant which has become old insufficient -- inefficient is mitsubishi's only production facility in europe. the firm will instead focus its resources in emerging economies where production costs are loer. it plans to increase europe bound exports from thailand. mitsubishi president spoke to reporters about the decision. >> translator: the business environment surrounding the auto industry has changed drastically

since we expanded our operations to europe. the main auto maker has shifted from europe and the united states to emerging economies. >> the yen's strength and last year's flood in thailand continue to hurt japanese companies. sue sue ki motor is no exception. it has reported a profit drop for the first nine months of its fiscal year. sue sue ki says net profit between april and december fell 4.7% from a year earlier in yen terms to $527 million. sale wrs down 6.7% totaling a little more than $23 billion. in addition to the strong yen and supply chain disruptions, the car maker atrirkts the poor performance to weak car sales in india and in some other countries. for this fiscal year ending march, sue sue ki maintains the profit forecast about $450 million. that's about 11% from fiscal

2010. sue sue key officials say sales are about to fall 4%. several countries are opposing a new effort to cut back on carbon dioxide emitted by airplanes. the european union is making arriving aircrafts and departing aircrafts cut emissions. the measures are the first of their kind in the world. >> reporter: we are now in the boeing 787. for this aircraft they have taken many measures for environment. a lot of people from europe's airline industry are checking out this measures at an instructtory effort in frankfurt, germany. they're finding out just how fuel efficient this aircraft is. >> it's important because

aviation wants to meet its commitments to improvement in its carbon performance. >> reporter: since the new regulations went into effect on january 1st, europe's airline industry has been stepping up efforts to fight climate change. biofuel is at the heart of their work. airlines are carrying out test flights aiming to use biofuel on future commercial flights. >> this is the final product. >> reporter: biofuel is made from plants to absorb carbon dioxide as they grow. as a result, the fuel gives off less carbon dioxide. >> if we were to use 100% poly fuel we would be able to decrease emissions by 80%.

sit a really significant impact. >> reporter: but biofuel for commercial flights is still a few years away. for now airlines must buy credit for the any emission higher than the allowed amount. as a result, the airline industry expects to pay an additional amount of more than $1 billion this year. because of the new regulation, airfares to and from europe will likely rise by as much as $15 per person. the u.s. and china are protesting strongly. they insist the regulation is one sided and that it infringes on national sovereignty. japanese airlines also oppose the e.u.'s regulation. >> translator: i think it's important that all of the world's airline companies agree to establish environmental measures based on one rule. >> reporter: the e.u. will not compromise on this issue.

it wants to show international leadership in addressing climate change. >> it does not breach the principal of sovereignty. if you want to operate in europe, you have to respect the law, you have to respect the environmental law. >> reporter: no one can agree on which country should be responsible for the co 2 that airplanes emit. nor does the kyoto protocol address the issue. it looks like there will be no early end to the deadlock. >> the chinese government has banned the country's airlines from joining the e.u. plan. china state run news agency reported on monday that civil aviation administration has told airlines that they will need government approval to raise fares to pay the e.u. charges. this is considered in effect to be a step to prevent chinese

airlines from accepting the new e. uchlt rules. the chinese government is apparently worried that the new plan will increase the burden on can ton tri's airlines that are expanding flight services between china and the largest trade partner, the e.u. next we go to bangkok to find out what's going on in the region. indonesia is steadily establishing itself as an economic power house in southeast asia. the 6.5% raise of gdp growth in 201 is was 0.4 a percentage point faster than indonesia recorded a year earlier. the statistic bureau said strong domestic command offset the fall out from the dwloebl economic slowdown and european debt

crisis. indonesia has a population of 240 million people whose average income is rising year after year. the bureau said foreign direct investment increased 20% in 2011 from a year earlier hitting a record high of nearly $20 billion. the government expects the economy to accelerate further reaching 6.7% in the current year. the bureau's acting chief says spreading wealth beyond the economic heartland is a priority. >> translator: regions outside java island have not yet been developed. if we can develop those areas, things will get better. >> even so, there are clouds on the horizon. one of those is growing awareness among workers of their labor rights. rallies calling for pay

increases have become more frequent. and how that influences the willingness of foreign firms to keep investing in indonesia may affect the future direction of the country's economy. and next to cambodia where a final judgment on crimes committed by the khmer rouge was handed down for the very first time on friday. the u.n. backed tribunal issued a life sentence to the former chief of a brutal khmer rouge prison. we met one man for whom the ruling was especially poignant. >> reporter: the landmark ruling by the tribunal supreme court has special significance for this man. he was one of a small number of people who walked out of the genocidal prison alive.

>> reporter: this is the prison once commanded by the defendant. it's now a public museum, a memory to the genocide attracting many visitors every day. he is one of only two former prisoners still alive today. he works as a guide at the museum informing visitors about the genocide. he testified several times at the khmer rouge tribunal. he was imprisoned by the khmer rouge for about two years on charges of espionage. he says he was tortured every day. >> translator: a prison guard kicked and pressed me against a wall. my head swelled up.

>> reporter: he is an artist. he was kept alive because he had skills to draw and paint portraits of khmer rouge prime minister. but his wife was killed in the prison, their two children died of illness. he is determined to continue drawing as long as his health allows him to hold a brush to keep alive the memory of the genocide. >> translator: i have trouble seeing, i'm hard of hearing and i've lost my teeth. the physical scars and damage will never allow me to forget the tragedy as long as i live. >> reporter: he believes friday's ruling was a reflection of testimonies by him and orwitnesses. but he says, the book has yet to be closed on cambodia's

genocidal past. >> and that will wrap up our bulletin. >> we have weather up next. welcome back. surely it was a very snowy week that's week here in japan. looks like that dramatically changed to a wet and milder weather here in japan especially in and around the western seaboards where snow has been piling up. as we can see the 24-hour precipitation looks like this and the isolated thunderstorms as well as the heaviest rain will be focused in this pacific coast due to the front that is stretching from southern china. now this front is surging warm air towards it. so the temperature is going to be really much warmer than what we have been seeing. that means that the snow could

melt. means that afterlampbl risk is going to be very high in much of this country as you can see colored in yellow. probablity of avalanche as well as landslide and mudslides these are all going to be at very high risk. this front will then be moving away. in the wake of this front is cold wave that is going to be surging in much of japan. yet again another round of wintry pattern to come for us. snowy and cold in much of the western half and dry and cold in the western -- the pacific coast of japan starting tuesday evening. now we're looking at high pressure dominating much of eastern continental asia. we may see some snow developing this evening in and around shanghai. in southern china that will all be rain and particularly taiwan also. that will be rain rather than snow. we had earthquake of 6.7 magnitude striking central philippines. weatherwise we're going to be

look at thundershowers to be developing and some thunderstorms could be popping up in and around the area. the coastal areas we're looking at very strong winds which could pick up waves up to about five meters high. temperaturewise manila at 32 degrees. shanghai at 6. hong kong 18, i know that's cold for you. seoul at minus 6 for the high. tokyo at 15. but then again as i mention on wednesday that's going to be dropping into single digits. let's head over to europe. we did have white picture in much of europe during the weekend. snow made a very rare appearance in some areas. we do have slides to show you. let's take a look at these pictures. obviously this is from paris with the identical tower in the background. some snow left this is bordeaux, france, someone knows how to make the most of the snow. we're seeing an aerial shot of

the snow covered coliseum. just for information it was closed to the tourists this day. this is st. peters square in vatican city, looks as if everything is frozen in time. weatherwise i think the high pressure will be dominant. france and italy not much snow. a few snow showers could develop in northern spain as well as some areas in the uk and the skand knavian peninsula. more heavier snow in the mountain areas. rain rather than snow many the coastal areas. thunderstorms have a possibility to be popping up there. athens at 13 degrees. then general jet stream is taking the temperature down. the cold surge bringing temperatures down to minus 8 in berlin for the high and moscow minus 13 as well as kiev. here's the extended forecast.

cause for reflection amid the ice. the 63rd annual snow festival has opened in sapporo in northern japan. 143 snow and ice sculptures are on display in the park many the city's center. one of the sculptures is a castle, is symbol of the city in fukishipucfukushima prefecture. the 15 meter high creation was carved by self-defense force members. they helped rebuild the area. another ice castle has animal faces on top. it was designed by children in the disaster zones. >> translator: i'm so moved. when i see the sculptures i pray all of us in fukushima will get over the difficulties. >> the organizer expects about two million visitors during the week long festival.

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